Plans continue for Barksdale East Gate/Interstate 220 project

12:37 AM,
Nov. 30, 2012

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Families and emergency responders headed in and out of privatized housing on Barksdale Air Force Base's East Reservation soon may have an easier route to their destinations.

Plans to build a new East Gate to connect to an extended Interstate 220 continue to move forward with an environmental study on the two-part project expected to be finished in April, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

In addition to the gate and base access to it, the project would include access ramps and merge lanes to complete the interchange between Interstates 20 and 220 in ...